Garment



R. M. REID April 15, 1947.

GARMENT Filed Sept. 4, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fig; 4

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GA MENT Application September 4, 1944, Serial No..552;6.8.81 In; GanadaNovember 8, L943;

notonly add ng comfort to the wearerof the garinent, but enhancing the. wearers, appearance. Irrespective of. the wearers bust. development,

thegarment will enhance or flatter suchpart of the, female form.

,In. the drawings, which show the preferred form. of. the. invention,

,' Figure, l. is a front elevation. of abathingsuit for women, embodying a brassiere, all according tomy invention;

.ni urez is. a rear. viewfof Figure 1;

.liiig-ure 3 is a plan 0,1;- fiat; view of the hip or side member. of the garment (there being two such; pieces ,to each garment); v

Figurexl isaiiatview of one of the front pieces of the garment, (there [being two such pieces "toreach garment). v Figure 5 is .afragmentary flat and unattached view of the component parts of the brassierethe centrepiece being shown fragmentarily only.

Referring now by numerals to the drawings, wherein like-numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in thevariousfigures. thebathing suit preferably is so formjedjorshapedasto provide a flaring skirt l having a relativelyshort or low back l-l'so as to expose theback and shouldersof-the wearer, and a v shaped neck [Zat the front: I The garment is held'in. position at least partlyby means of straps I3, eachstitched at the frontnear the neck as atfl-l, and formed atthe other end withbutton holes l to button on a button l6 fastened-toan edge of the garment at a. point about below thea-rm. The straps; are

crossed over the back of. the wearer before they are buttoned to opposite edges of the garment.

The garment is so shaped or formed asto provide cups or forwardly extending hollow recesses or pockets I! to receive or accommodate the breasts so that theywill be gracefully thrust forwardly when raised or supported by the brassire to be later described.

In practice, the garment is conveniently made 2 r of the; garment to .apoint 24, thepor-tion between thispoint and the upper ed e-of the garment being provided with button holes 25. 1 .one. piece and button 26 on the opposite piece'so asto com,- pletely close the backv ofthe garmentsonceon the wearers-body; side or hip pieces 26A stitched between and to the adjacent edges of. theadjacent, front. and rear pieces 20-42,. As. best shown in Figure 3lthe hip piece ismade ofjtwb separate pieces, a lower piecev .28 and an upper piece 29' stitched together along a slanting seam 30 lying roughly atforty-five degrees to thelower edge-of the. garment, In order. to form the fcups? or bust receiving pockets I 1 aforesaidgtheilpper portioriwofv the outer. edge. of each of. the. front pieces ,ZD-is curved outwardly and. inwardlyaslat 30A and the' corresponding hip piece 26A, more particularl the upper nice-e29, has its-front edge curved as at 32. When these two curved edges are stitched together thegarmentis formed with the required cups. v

The brassire 38A, as will be obvious, at.-

tached to'the front of the garment below the neck .registering with the cups? [1 formed as aforesaid in thefront of the garment.v

Thebrassiere is formed with a middle or centre piece 40, which for the sake ofeconomy. may comprise two symmetricallyformed pieces 4| stitched together along a vertical middle seam 42, and end pieces lfi. The brassiere is so formed. that when stretched or extended laterally, the breasts. will beraisedandthe brassire filled out. In, order to enable the brassire to fill out and raise and support the breasts, the brassire is formed substantially as shown in Figure 5, the brassiere being shown here as in its flat or developed but unstretched position. As willbe noted, the lower edge of the brassire in this position assumes a scallop shape. The centre piece 40 has its outer edgecurved outwardly as at 46, while the cooperatinginner edge 41 of the outer piece 43 is also curved outwardly. When these two edges are stitched together and the lower edge of the brassiere is under tension, the cups aforesaid will be formed. It has been found that in order that the brassiere may operate as intended, the

,shown) are provided. formed to any conventional shape including a the lower edge of the brassiere."

brassire as well as stretching the elastics to the adjacent the outer end of said elastic portions,

and shoulder straps from said bust-covering portion adapted to cross one another across the back and co-operating with said fastener to apply tension to said elastic portion.

2. In a garment including a bust-covering portion in part defined by a side edge adapted to pass under the arm, an inside, brassiere stitched along the top to the topedge of said'bust-covering portion and stitched along the side to said side edge I in its under-arm portion, said brassiere being exact size adjustment necessary for the individual i wearer. The material of which the brassiere is made preferably a Woven fabric and for'the best results, the middle piece of the brassiere 40 -is so disposed that the warp threads will run upwardly or vertically and the end piece 43 is so disposed that its warp threads will lie at an angle of roughly thirty degreesto the vertical and directed towards the neck; thuswhile the brassire is substantially incapable of stretching vertically it will stretch laterally.- This arrangement will tendto cause the breasts to be displaced toward the shoulders rather than toward the neck, which enhances the appearance of the female form.

As the garment thus far described forms in effect a skirt,'the garment in the form of a bathing suit must provide the necessary coverage below the waist; accordingly, panties (not Such panties may be member surrounding thebody and a crotch piece. The panties may besecured to the back of the garment but are othervvise loose or unattached alongpractically the entire periphery. The panties are'otherwis'e'suspended by means of two straps 52'stitched between the panties and Having regard to the foregoing disclosure the patent of which this specification forms part, confers, subject to the conditions prescribed in the Patent Act, 1935, the exclusive right,-privilege' and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others to be used, the invention as defined in claims submitted by the patentee' as follows:

I claim: 1. In a garment including'a bust-covering portion in partdefined bya side edge adapted to-pass under thearm, an insidebrassierefastened at the top to the top edge of said bust-covering portion and fastened at the side to said side edge in its under-arm portion, said brassiere being othervvise free of the'garmen't, said brassiere having its lower-edge scalloped to present a curved edge portion under each breast, a relatively short elastic .mem'ber forming a'portion of said curved edge and being fastened at its outer end to said side edge, fasteners secured to each saidside edges edge portion under each breast, a relatively short elastic member forming a portion of said curved edge and being stitched at its outer end to said side edge, buttons secured to each of said side edges adjacent the outer ends of said elastic portions, 'and shoulder straps each having one end secured to said bust covering portion adapted to cross one anotheracross the back and formed at their opposite ends with button-holes to fasten onto said button to apply tension to and to adjust the tension of said elastic portions when the garment is worn. y 3. In a garment includinga bust-covering portion having neckand under-arm defining upper edges, the combination comprising an inside brassiere secured at its top and sides to said neck and under-arm edges, said brassiere having its lower edge scalloped to present a curved edge under each breast, means providing an elastic portion of said edge, and shoulder straps for supporting the bust-covering portion and applying tension to said brassiere adjacent said elastic portion.

4. In a garment including a bust-covering portion having neck 'and under-arm defining edges, the combination comprising an inside brassiere secured at its top and sides to said neck and under-arm edges, said-brassiere having-its lower edge scalloped to present curved edges under the wearers breasts, elastic members 'along said curved edges for applying a tension thereto, and shoulder straps for retaining the neck and underarm edges in proper position;

'" ROSE MARIE REID.

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